Pam Bondi Drops Death Penalty Bomb on Luigi Mangione 'After Careful Consideration'

One of the major pledges Donald Trump made during his presidential campaign was a firm commitment to reducing crime.

Trump’s victory in the November election demonstrated that crime was a significant concern for many American voters.

Now, with his attorney general recently confirmed, actions and statements are reinforcing the belief that voters made the right choice.

Attorney General Pam Bondi released a scathing statement on Tuesday concerning Luigi Mangione, who stands accused of murder. Her remarks left no room for ambiguity.

“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi declared.

The tragic event unfolded on December 4 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Thompson, at the time, served as the CEO of health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare.

Bondi further stated: “After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”

According to the New York Post, Mangione allegedly used a 3D-printed “ghost gun equipped with a homemade silencer” during the deadly encounter.

The 26-year-old suspect is accused of methodically tracking Thompson before fatally shooting him outside a Midtown Hilton hotel, where UnitedHealthcare was hosting an investor conference, prosecutors revealed to the Post.

The case garnered national attention, and some of that scrutiny cast an unflattering light on those opposing Bondi’s Republican party.

Among certain liberal circles, a narrative emerged painting Mangione as a Robin Hood-like figure—positioning him as a lone individual resisting the perceived injustices of Big Health Care.

Some Democratic leaders came under fire for comments that appeared to rationalize Thompson’s murder.

For instance, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy faced backlash on social media after he was accused of implicitly sympathizing with the alleged killer by stating, “we need to listen to what people are feeling. And act.”

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren also had to walk back her comments after saying, “Violence is never the answer … but you can only push people so far, and then they take matters into their own hands.”

Certain Democrats even attempted to draw parallels between Mangione and Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran acquitted in the death of a subway vagrant who had been threatening fellow passengers.

It is important to note that New York has banned capital punishment, preventing state prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, as reported by the Post.

“It was not immediately clear Tuesday how or if Bondi’s decision would impact whether Mangione will go on trial in federal or state court first,” the outlet observed.